Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-23
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE COMMENCEMENT SEASON.


Emerson Institute.
The thirty-fifth annual commencement of the
Emerson Institute took place last night at the
Universalist church, In the presence OF large and
distinguished audience. The platform, upon
which were seated the graduates, Prof. C. B.
Young, Senator German and Judge Macarthur was
handsomely decorated with flowers and tropical
plants. The graduates and the colleges for which
they have been prepared are as follows: 1. N. Nor
ris, Johns Hopkins University; Hugh McCulloch,
Harvard University; Nire Kagegazu, Naval Acad-
my; Murray Augur, Lehtgh University; F. Ritten-
house, COlr "bian University; Frank r. Keys and
X. Riley, o 1versity Of Virginia; William w.
wright an Jose NJ. Macias, 1r, Law school; Jas
Cornell University.
The exercises consisted of readings and recita-
lions by the pupils, who rendered their parts in
dramatic force. Excellent music was furnished
by an orchestra in the intervals between the reel
Thisbe, y Hugh Dallas; .sLasca," Hugh McCulloch;
"Ffshin'," Connie Hams: "Rockets Christmas"
Frank Frank sr Keys; 1.-THE Drummer Boy Robinson
Rlley; "Ihe Mo0r'S Revenge Samuel +. watkins;
"Honor Bright" Leigh GignIIiaJ; 'Tne Tramp
Frank Rittenhouse; "Defense of Lucknow"
others; "The Bell of Zanora," Morris hammond;
"Rienzi," y Philip King. The salutatory was deliv-
cred by l: N. Morris and the valedictory by Hugh
say, Henry Wise Garnett, Philip Mauro, and Blair
Lee acted as judges of defamation, and awarded
51e g9a medal to Connie Hams second prz
prize, Samuel E. Watkins.
MEDALS AND PRIZES.
The medals and prizes were awarded as follows:
First class - Classical department Pin kney
medal for scholarship, j. N. Morris; Pinkney
medal for character, Hugh McCulloch (gift Of DR..
): w. Bulkley1; distinction in Latin VIM: W..
Wright; honorable mention, Geo. Money. Higher
English department., advanced course, not con-
testing. but graduating with distinction, Murray
X a
medal, Frank Taylor; prize for proficiency in
particular studies and premiums In bookkeeping,
house, Frank r. Keys, JAS. Philips, Jos. Macias.
Second class-GOld medals for scholarship,
Robert Clark, Hugh Dallas Wright Smith !;
Hunt; premium in algebra, Renwick wilkes;
prizes for Latin, Renwick Wilkes, Robinson Riley,
Howe 3 Totten; honorable mention, B. jackson and
Third class-Gold medals for scholarship, Connie
Hams, Oliver Catching. Philip King; special
prizes pr Sherwood Wilson, Wilton Lambert; prize
ficiency in special studies, Jose Romero; gold
medal for punctuality, Thomas Bowling; hon
and a
class prize, VIM. Wright; I'd class first prize,
Wright Smith; second prize, Howe Totten.
prize, Jose Romero The following boys were
compelled to leave the city before the final exam
nations began, and it is therefore impossible to
Campbell, Il. NJ. sibourg, Ralph Bisbee Howard
Forman, Fred Forman. Clymer Brooke, Fred.
their classes.
MI. Fishers Room-F1rst class-First gold medal,
scholarship, Norris hammond; second gold medal,
scholarship and punctuality. J. Madison; third
gold medal, scholarship and punctuality, Willie
stone: Second elass-First gold medal, scholar
ship, Clarence Wilson; Mr. Fishers medal for i'm
provement, Arthur Goldschmid; second gold
silver medal scholarship, Goodwin Ordway. Sec
ond class-Gold medals scholarship and punctu-
ality, A. Walker and K Walker; prizes for pro-
ficiency, Eddie McCauley and Frank Bailey; gold
medals, punctuality and department, Harry Bur-
dette and Harry BOu1c; honorable mention. d.
Verdi, II. Denman, w. Chambers, M. Britton, 8.
Baar, F. Hagner, and e. Hunt; prizes punctual-
tty, NJ. Br1ttOn and 3. Baar.
Mr.. Williams RoOm-GOld medals for scholar
ship, Bertram Graves Frank HELEN, and Oliver
MeuZerOtt. Second claSs-Prizea for scholarship,
n. Wilson and Robert Stickney; gold medal pune
tuality, Lee BrLton; prizes for effort and improve
ment, Leigh G1gnill1at, A. German, p. Coryell and
John Wright.
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